The one who inherited their father's skill is sitting in his lap, however that won't stop him from lending a helping hand. Maedhros is quite serious about being the eldest.

"I'm relieved I could give you some brief moments of gratitude." he rubs over the eye injured by Morgoth, feeling the scar that is engraved into his skin, "Where to begin? All of you were lost except for Kano and I. He and I continued the quest, burning and killing as we went. We thought we had found one of the Silmaril at the Havens of Sirion. But it fled us in the hands of Elwing, daughter of Dior and Nimloth. However she left behind two more precious jewels, though I couldn't see it. I was prepared to end their lives too, yet Kano plead for their lives."